Chapter 289 - Back To Reality! (1/2)

The imaginary world vanished. Wine Lord, the pill Emperor, and the picturesque scenery disappeared in Elliot's field of vision. Replacing it was a magnificent but empty hall with no one but him and the queen.

He found himself back in reality, but the cup from which he was drinking wine was still in his hand. The memories of the time he had spent in that dream came springing towards his heart and head, making him remember the nights that came and went, the days that ended in happiness, the people he had met.

What was the use of remembering that?

It's not like he could ever return to that environment!

It's not like he could meet them again!

Elliot felt like his heart was on fire, but he couldn't do anything to extinguish the flame. He could only remain silent and let the fire burn his heart.

A single tear left his eyes and fell on the wine cup, bursting into multiple speckles after it clashed with the cup's edge.

The queen saw that and realized that he must be feeling extremely sentimental. The cause of that was easy for her to determine. He must have formed good relationships in the illusion, and the moment it all came to an end, he lost them all forever, leading to his sadness today.

'What a fool!'

'Even after knowing that the world was merely an illusion, he still went on to connect emotionally with others. A fool indeed.'

The queen looked at Elliot and saw that he was drowning his soul in the wine. Even though Elliot knew it was wrong, he was still doing it because he wanted to intoxicate himself. Maybe it was to curb the sorrow selling in his eyes that had made his eyes shed a tear; Maybe it was because he wanted to forget the past three years; Maybe because he knew in his heart that the moment clarity returns to him, he will make the most rational decision and no longer hold on to the dream-like memories.

The queen chuckled and said, ”So even a man like you who kills with a smile can cry.”

After hearing her words, Elliot realized that his cheeks were somewhat wet. He touched them and felt his dry tears. An unknown moment ago, he had started crying like a little girl.

”What a revelation! So even I can cry.”

Elliot couldn't help but laugh out loud. The last time he cried was when his parents died. After that, no matter how badly he got his ass handed to him, no matter how worse other people treated him, no matter how much his bullies thrashed him, he didn't cry like this.

So, he had all rights to believe that he had lost his ability to cry.

The thing was, he didn't.

He just hadn't felt what it meant to lose everything once again.

Once his world was his parents. However, they died in the line of duty, leaving him all alone with the feeling that his world had crumbled apart.

And today, he had unconsciously submerged in an illusion and made it his world. Since it crumbled apart like his previous world, he was bound to feel hurt.

There was an emotional wound on his heart, but he wanted it to stay.